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Re:.NET 8 Standalone 50% Smaller On Linux by torginus on Saturday November 11, 2023 @07:23AM (#38229720)
I think .NET-s unique strength comes from its batteries-included approach, very useful in enterprise environments where every piece of software needs to be audited.

That means Microsoft strives to provide a first-party library for every business case.

That said, you can still use ServiceStack and Newtonsoft.JSON if you wish to.

Re:.NET 8 Standalone 50% Smaller On Linux by supertron on Saturday November 11, 2023 @08:27AM (#38230116)
This is a great point actually. It's amazing how far you can get in a .NET project these days without a single third-party (Nuget) dependency.

Compared to my projects that (begrudgingly) use Node.js...

Re:.NET 8 Standalone 50% Smaller On Linux by metaltyphoon on Saturday November 11, 2023 @09:33AM (#38230605)
If you have done any Gov work, it is God given stack because audits are so much simpler.